The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-10-22

thought that our cause would, thereafter,
be blessed by greater zeal and more con-
secrated efforts to sustain consecutive
services in the churches OF that Associa-
ton. And whereas at that time there
we're no regular services within the Asso-
citation, we are now able to report regu-
lar services at Linesville and Conneaut-
vile, where Rev. T. W. Critchell "holds
the fort " and Is doing good work. AT
the latter place beautiful church has
been erected as your readers have already
been informed, where only hall was
used before.
Pennsylvania Parishes.
At Erie where our cause had suffered
greatly because of the unfaithfulness OF
former pastor, we understand the work
is moving forward with hopeful out
look. And at Sharpsville, where for
short time there had been no pastor,
pastor has been secured, and faithful
and devoted work is being done by both
pastor and people. Rev. W. 8. Williams
pastor of the latter church, has published
list of topics covering all the time from
Oct. to Christmas, They are: Oct. 2,
Memorial Sunday" Demand of the
Age;' Oct. 8, "The God we Worship"
"Decision;" Oct Is, "The Christ we
Preach" -Candor;" Oct. %,
"Man as we Know him and Believe in
him." "Firmness -Enthusiasm;" Oct. 30,
"The Heaven we Cherish" Loyalty"
Nov 6, "The He'll we Shun, Question
Box" Nov. ID, "Whence are We" "In-
tegrity;" Nov. 20, "What are WEI" "Mor-
ality-Rsligion;" Nov. 81. "Where do We
go?" "True Ideal;" Dec, A, "a Positive
Faith" Question Box" Dec. IL, "Why
1 Attend the Universalist Church,
doom of Mankind Dec 18, "Why 1
am Universalistr' "Amusements;" Dec.
%, christmas" These services are for
morning and evening of each Sabbath
in the order named. Let all the friends
in the vicinity OF our Sharpsville church
take note of these services and give their
presence when possible to do so.
Leroy and Huntington.
Rev. F. X. BEEN, pastor of the above
churches, reports fair degree OF prog
ress in their church and Sunday-school
work. The Sunday school at Hunting
ton will observe Temperance Sunday,
Oct. %. on which day the pastor will
give a temperance discourse, the evening
to be devoted to temperance concert.
The attendance at both church and Sun
day -school is very good. Sunday-school
teachers meetings are held here also.
At Westteld (LsRoy) the time for
holding the temperance day services has
not yet been determined upon. At this
church the evening services have been
resumed. Here also, the attendance
upon the Sunday-school and church is
very good. The pastor and people at
these churches are looking forward to
series of revival services which they pur-
pose to hold during the winter.
At the late session of the Murray As.
sociation held at Olmstead, resolution
was passed making superintendent OF
all the Sunday schools in the Associa-
ton, committee to draft plans to secure
monthly reports from the Sunday schools
and locking to the promotion Of regular
attendance.
Our Akron Church.
Rev. @. Ellwood Nash goe to tie Gen.
eral Convention to be held in New York
and is booked for talk on some phase
of the organization and work of our Y.
P. NJ. A. series of topics for even
ing services at this church, "Crauks and
Crankery," has been announced as fol-
lows: Oct. 8, "The Genus Crank" Oct.
49, "Some Cranks of Yesterday" Oct. 30,
"The Labor Crank Nov. Is, "The So
cialist Crank Nov. 81, 1.-THE Temper.
ance Crank" Dec. 4, "The Spiritish
Crank Dec. IL. "The Woman-Sufffage
Crank" these to be interspersed by
praise services, autumn concert and by
Y. P. M. A. nesting.
The following are the themes an
nounced by our pastor for QUE Thursday
evening meetings under the heading,
"Aims and Helps in Religious Life:"
Birth from Above" "Sorrow for Sin,"
s'Spiritual Emotion" "Selt Rule" "Use-
fulness," parity" prayer" "Holy Read
ing," Sacred Song" Conversation"
Confession" meditation" "Associa-
tons"
Sixth Ward and South Akron.
The writer held religious service last
Sunday in the Good Templars' Hall, 9th
ward, at 2:30, P NJ. Owing to bad weather
but few were present to hear the sermon
which was on "The Duty of Universal
lists Toward Inquirers Concerning our
Faith" AS this is missionary point. it
becomes necessary to explain Bible
threatenings before much Of the more
essential Christian work can be done.
Hence we are to speak on the Both upon
the text: "And these shall go away into
everlasting punishment. out the right
eous into life eternal" We are also to
preach in the South part of the city next
Sunday at P. NJ, where we have few
families interested in the work of our
church.
Mrs. Elizabeth Buchtel
is suffering from severe shock, the re-